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Refusal to swear Ncube will be illegal and it's all about tribalism: MDC official
03 Feb 2011 at 19:03hrs | Views
An official of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said refusal by President Robert Mugabe to swear in the party's newly elected President Professor Welshman Ncube as deputy prime minister will be illegal.
This comes amid reports that Ncube recently went "cap in hand" to beg Mugabe to be sworn in as one of Zimbabawe's two Deputy Prime Ministers. In his new post, Ncube would thus replace his rival, Arthur Mutambara, who was recently shown the exit door by party members at the MDC-M Annual Congress in Harare.
Mugabe last week indicated that he would not endorse the proposed changes by the smaller MDC faction, unless Mutambara voluntarily resigned from government, noting that swearing in Ncube presented legal challenges.
"Mugabe's pronouncements are nonsensical as we have not yet recommended to him a cabinet reshuffle. As soon as we inform the President officially, we expect him to follow the country's constitution and reshuffle the coalition government as recommended by the party," Said Qhubani Moyo.
"The anger and fury from Mugabe and his spokesperson leaves one with a lot of questions…the MDC T recommended to Mugabe to swear in ministers that he had reshuffled and why then now would Mugabe refuse to swear in our DPM and our Ministers when we recommend a reshuffle in terms of the law.
"It will be illegal if he refuses…It's all about tribalism," he added.
This comes amid reports that Ncube recently went "cap in hand" to beg Mugabe to be sworn in as one of Zimbabawe's two Deputy Prime Ministers. In his new post, Ncube would thus replace his rival, Arthur Mutambara, who was recently shown the exit door by party members at the MDC-M Annual Congress in Harare.
Mugabe last week indicated that he would not endorse the proposed changes by the smaller MDC faction, unless Mutambara voluntarily resigned from government, noting that swearing in Ncube presented legal challenges.
"Mugabe's pronouncements are nonsensical as we have not yet recommended to him a cabinet reshuffle. As soon as we inform the President officially, we expect him to follow the country's constitution and reshuffle the coalition government as recommended by the party," Said Qhubani Moyo.
"The anger and fury from Mugabe and his spokesperson leaves one with a lot of questions…the MDC T recommended to Mugabe to swear in ministers that he had reshuffled and why then now would Mugabe refuse to swear in our DPM and our Ministers when we recommend a reshuffle in terms of the law.
"It will be illegal if he refuses…It's all about tribalism," he added.
Source - Byo24News
